#134mb

[abel--evans]

"That mermaid is full of shit" Abel said, shaking his head as he returned from her corner, laughing at her words.

"She told me that in another life, I had a daughter" he snorted while he retold the story to Holland, thinking about it. "A daughter, could you imagine me with a kid right now? What a fucking disaster that'd be"

@holland-westbrook

[rush--knox]

"Did you know drinking alcohol was bad for you?" Rush asked as Cade approached the smoking area. He'd drank a few beers himself despite the fact, and now he was obsessing, tipsy and rambling.

"I never knew it, and everyone does it-- you sell it, don't you?" he pointed out, taking a deep drag of the cigarette, unaware of the irony of that act as well, truly oblivious to so much still, even years after he'd left his sheltered existence.

@cade-bentley

[abel--evans]

"What's a pirates favourite part of a song?" Abel asked as he came up beside Link at the bar, pushing his empty glass forward before making an order for another, double this time though.

"Go on, take a guess, I bet you won't get it right"

@linkcache

[abel--evans]

Abel was playing with some pearls while he sipped on his cocktail at one of the tables, watching as the crowds built, urging the alcoholic beverage to do it's job and wash away any and all of the thoughts that were currently circulating his head.

He'd lost both tributes early, and the metal cages that appeared at the launch had been so similar to his own arena, he still hadn't really recovered from it all. The cocktail was working though, he felt a little looser already, and it wouldn't be Abel if he didn't spread a little bit of joy at a ball, would it?

"Why don't pirates go to the strip club?"

@inkyorbs

[abel--evans]

Abel had been suffering Hank Snatchblossom's flirting for quite a while now, but he'd had a full cocktail and a good view of the dance floor, so he was doing okay, one word answers was keeping him at bay-- right until Hank moved his hand that had been laying on Abel's knee upwards.

He kicked his leg away and shook his head, still smiling, because he knew this awful man could be of use next cycle, but for now, he didn't have a team to win funds for, so he could stop it from going any further. Snatchblossom began to protest a little, nothing too bad, but it had Abel uncomfortable, he leaned in towards Abel's face so he could whisper in his ear, and even though Abel moved his head away, he could still smell his foul breath above everything else.

@phoenix-cullinan

[abel--evans]

"Are you ready to hear a joke?" Abel asked, and poor Merielle was in the firing line, he'd made direct eye contact and there was no hope of her escaping before he delivered his one liner.

"I promise it'll make you laugh" he added quickly before taking a dramatic pause. "What's a pirate's favourite school subject?"

@merrymerielle

[rush--knox]

"We've still got both of ours each" Rush smiled as he picked up one of the tiny salmon sandwiches and took a bite. "I guess we're quite lucky, a lot of them didn't make it very far" he frowned, because he wasn't sure if he was right, but it did seem like a high number of deaths in the first couple of days.

@masonxxbrick

[rush--knox]

"I like the selection of music tonight" Rush smiled, sipping slowly on his beer, wondering why he was even drinking it knowing it was unhealthy as Everett had told him. He would feel a bit funny not to, wouldn't he? When everybody else had a drink in their hand-- he'd feel a bit left out, so he took another sip and decided he'd have an extra healthy breakfast to balance it out.

"What do you think? it matches the arena, doesn't it?"

@lex-sterling